Subject: The mental training rollercoaster Is there something wrong, or have I just met a standard issue post-race thang!? I did my first tri on Sunday, only a mini-sprint, but now I've done one. I took 2 days off from training, and went out tonight to do my 'middle' run, which is about 4.8km-ish. I was rubbish! I had dead legs, and a pounding head, and was tooooo tiiiiiired. I ran most of the way, thought I was going really fast, but had to stop and walk a couple of times for a few metres, and then run on again. When I got home, it had taken me the same length of time that it usually does, despite feeling like I was really hammering it speedwise. Is this normal, or have I invented a unique, new, frustrating post-race let-down training failure? In any case, my mental health has not been compromised here; I trained, all is well. But, it did annoy me, cos I'd rather hoped that my enthusiasm for it all was going to bring me a PB time tonight... Heeeeeeeelp, oh experienced ones! |